1) PENSACOLA OFF ROAD CYCLIST
Tuesday and Thursday rides that meet 6:30 p.m. on the University of West Florida campus. Five to 15 riders hold an intermediate pace on the best singletrack around town. Ride time is 2-1/2 hours. Town: Pensacola. Contact: (850) 456-7303.
2) DRAGON GAGGLE
Meet at the shop for this Sunday morning ride. Riders select between six different ride spots at Chickasabogue, Pine Log or Timberlakes. The group occasionally heads into Alabama for tougher climbs. Town: Ft. Walton Beach. Contact: (850) 863-8612.
3) PANAMA CITY FLYERS
Weekday rides at both the 9-1/2 miles Crooked Creek Trail or the 5-1/2 miles loop around Pine Log State Forest. Ride length is two hours and the pace can be recreational or race. Twelve riders show. Town: Panama City. Contact: (850) 234-6335.
4) CAPITAL CITY CYCLISTS
Two hour rides on Wednesday and Friday nights, and four hour, Saturday morning outings. Wednesday night hits Munson Hills and Friday takes Magnolia Trail. Saturday sessions take off from the trailhead. Town: Tallahassee. Contact: (850) 216-1873; (850) 224-7453; www.ccyclists.org.
5) TEC'S PRO SHOP
Improvised rides at Brown Park, Munson Hills, Red Bug or Over Street. Trails range from technical singletrack with short climbs, bumpy singletrack over exposed roots, cruising trails to two-track. Town: Tallahassee. Contact: (850) 383-1122.
6) ABOUT BIKES
Tuesday and Thursday nights and Sunday morning rides. Call for start times. Meet at the shop or at the FSU campus. Campus rides are low key. Trail rides are over tight singletrack and through heavy foliage. Town: Tallahassee. Contact: (850) 224-7453.
7) JOE'S BIKE SHOP
A Tuesday ride to FSU and FAMU campuses for stairs and jumps. Thursday is a mountain ride that switches to a road outing over the summer. Meet at 6:00 p.m.. Try to keep up with Danka on his GT! Town: Tallahassee. Contact: (850) 222-3855.
8) BIKE CHURCH RIDE
A three to six hour session that can become a hard pace. Rides are at Lafayette or Tom Brown parks. Joe's, GBS, About Bikes, Tec's and Capital often join together and form huge ride groups. Town: Tallahassee. Contact: (850) 224-7461.
9) URBAN ASSAULT
Meet at Joe's Bike Shop or The Great Bicycle Shop. A three hour, downtown ride on the FSU campus, a few trails and all the local jump spots. Night visibility is good enough not to require lights. Town: Tallahassee. Contact: (850) 222-3855.
10) JOE'S BIKE SHOP RIDE
The three hour, Thursday night ride can also meet at The Great Bicycle Shop. Covering all the best local singletrack, the pace ranges from medium to fast. The trails are tight, sometimes slippery singletrack. Town: Tallahassee. Contact: (850) 224-7461.
11) LAKE SHORE SCHWINN CYCLERY
A Thursday night ride at Jacksonville/Baldwin Rail Trail. Up to 20 enjoy the 1-1/2 hours, recreational trip. Ceciel Field's Navy Base will soon be opened to provide a hilly, off-road playground! Town: Jacksonville. Contact: (904) 388-0612.
12) BIKES ETC
A Wednesday night ride. Starting from the shop, the group heads four miles to the split. A slower group heads to Curtis Lovelace Park trails. The downtown urban pack rides at a much harder pace. Town: Jacksonville. Contact: (904) 733-9030.
13) CHAMPION CYCLES
During the fall and winter the four Champion locations gather Sunday at Hanna Park. There's 20 miles of technical trail with roots, bridges and slight elevation. The speed is recreational and up. Town: Jacksonville. Contact: (904) 262-5744.
14) HOOTERS RIDE
Meet at Hooters' parking lot 7:00 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Run street tires and use lights. The pack heads 1-1/2 hours to Old Mill Cove and tempos up paved climbs. Only serious riders need apply. Town: Jacksonville. Contact: 904 724 4922.
15) NIGHT TRAIL RIDE
Meet Thursday evening at The Shops of Avondale. They ride street five miles to the singletrack. A two-hour ride, the 20-strong pack stops often and won't leave you stranded. Be prepared to have fun! Town: Jacksonville. Contact: (904) 636-7772.
16) AMERICAN BICYCLE COMPANY
Show at Hanna Park at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Using a hard pace, up to 10 riders blast through tight singletrack with mild elevation. If you're dogging, riders will drop back and bring you back up front. Town: Jacksonville Beach. Contact: (904) 246-4433.
17) CHAMPION CYCLES
Tuesday night ride duration is two hours. Meet at the entrance to Hanna Park. Only A-level riders need apply for this one. Sunday rides meet up with riders from the other Champion outlets. Town: Jacksonville Beach. Contact: (904) 241-0900.
18) SANTA FE BICYCLE OUTFITTERS
Call for the rotating day and start times. Then meet at the shop for two hour to full day epics. A sampling of ride options include Oleno State Park and Santa Fe, Suwannee and Ichetucknee Rivers. Town: High Springs. Contact: (904) 454-2453.
19) CHAIN REACTION BICYCLES
Using a medium to hard pace, this ride heads to the local rock quarries. Sections of fast singletrack are included. There are some 200-foot climbs. Monday, Wednesday and Friday night outings. Town: Gainesville. Contact: (888) 302-2453; (352) 373-4052.
20) UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA TEAM RIDE
Wednesday afternoon meet at Turlington Plaza on the UF campus. Up to 15 enjoy the 2-1/2 hours hammer session. The group takes the road eight miles out to the rooted, twisty and fast singletrack. Town: Gainesville. Contact: (888) 302-2453; (352) 373-4052.
21) SPIN CYCLE
The Tuesday evening ride meets at the shop and Friday night starts at Fort Clark Middle School. Ride duration is two hours. The Friday group is larger. A fun, moderate to fast pace is maintained. Town: Gainesville. Contact: (352) 373-3355; www.spinracing.com.
22) SPARE TIRE CLUB
A fast-paced ride that heads out from Pat's house. Tuesday and Thursday rides meet at 6:00 p.m.. Lights are required. The group takes in nearby singletrack and quarries. Enjoy home-brew after the ride. Town: Gainesville. Contact: 352 378 5712; www.ridethedivide.com.
23) CAMPUS CYCLES
The nearby trails up in the rock quarry have up to 500-foot climbs. The pack will split into slow and fast groups. Ride duration is two hours. Meet Tuesday and Thursday at Fort Clark Elementary. Town: Gainesville. Contact: (352) 376-6729.
24) BIKE AMERICA
Announced weekly rides in the morning. Meet at the shop and carpool to Ocala's Santos Trail or the climbs and drops at Reddick's Razorback Mountain Bike Park. The group holds a race training pace. Town: Saint Augustine. Contact: (904) 461-5557.
25) STREITS SCHWINN CYCLERY
A Saturday, 9:00 a.m. ride at the Santos trailhead. The first meet of the month is reserved for Beginners and the rest are intermediate rides. Santos has technical rock quarry trails. Up to 15 riders show. Town: Ocala. Contact: (352) 629-2612.
26) SANTOS TRAILS
Leaves the trailhead every other Saturday night. Call for exact start time and location. Up to 30 ride for two hours. The aggressive trails are marked for skill level. Only experienced riders need apply! Town: Belleview. Contact: (407) 880-0141.
27) BIKE ONE
Twenty riders use a moderate pace to moto across Snow Hill and other rock quarry-type terrain. At least one ride a month is held, more so over the winter. They meet at the shop on a weekday mornings. Town: Daytona Beach. Contact: (904) 304-8777.
28) TEAM OUT-SPOKEN
This race shop hosts weekday evening and Saturday, race course pre-rides. Meet at the shop Saturday morning for a carpool trip to the race location. The team usually rides the road during the week. Town: Longwood. Contact: (407) 331-5993; www.outspokenbikes.com.
29) TEAM BICYCLE REVOLUTION
Ride choices such as the hard course at Ocala's quarry and the yellow, blue and red trail options at Belleveiw. Ten-plus team riders meet Sunday at the shop for this advanced, up to three hours ride. Town: Maitland. Contact: (407) 629-2453; www.bicyclerevolution.com.
30) SNOW HILL ROAD
Team Bicycle Revolution meets at Starbucks. Using a quick recovery pace, the team blasts the fast singletrack at Little Big Econ Park. The ride is Wednesday at 7:00 a.m. and occasional Sunday mornings. Town: Sanford. Contact: (407) 629 2453; www.bicyclerevolution.com.
31) BE-XTREME
Sign up at the shop for announced rides at Ocala or Belleview. Plus there's always a Sunday morning ride at the Environmental Center. The tight, technical, rooted singletrack has slight elevation. Town: Winter Park. Contact: (407) 628 2453; www.be-xtreme.com.
32) WINTER PARK SKILL WORK
The group cycles from the shop and meets up with the Revolution pack. Together they head to Church Street Station for a 7:30 p.m. skill session at downtown overpasses, staircases and parking garages. Town: Winter Park. Contact: (407) 628 2453; www.be-xtreme.com.
33) BE-XTREME MOUNTAIN-CROSS
A new downhill, dual-slalom and freestyle mountain bike park at Motocross World of Central Florida. The mountains are man-made. Evening into night sessions are held the third Friday of each month. Town: Bithlo. Contact: (407) 628-2453.
34) BIKE WORKS METRO RIDE
A year-round, 8:00 p.m. to midnight ride takes to the lime quarries at Santos. Riders meet at the shop or at the trailhead. The group is five to 20 strong and the pace is hard. Come out and if you can hang! Town: Orlando. Contact: (407) 297-1550.
35) BIKE WORK
Groups from the four area Bike Works show 10:00 p.m. Saturday at Belleview. It's a serious, fast ride on Santos Trail. The trail is built into a granite quarry and offers elevation and packed terrain. Location: Orlando. Contact: (407) 275-3976.
36) THE BIKE SHOP
A two-hour ride that meets at the shop 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. They tour Ormond Beach, Holly Hill, Daytona Beach and a few trails. The pack normally sits up, but sometimes maintains a fast, 23 mph average. Town: Orlando. Contact: (904) 673-3870.
37) FLORIDA FREEWHEELERS
Claimed as the largest club in Florida, the Freewheelers hold weekend morning sessions at various locations throughout the state. Trails include single- and double-track and ride length is up to four hours. Town: Orlando. Contact: (407) 788-2453; floridafreewheelers.com.
38) ORANGE CYCLE WORKS
Day or night rides at Belleview, Reddick and Snow Hill are spur of the moment and can happen daily. Call for start time! Don't miss the full moon ride where the OCW clan searches for the ever-elusive Chupacabra. Town: Orlando. Contact: (407) 422-5552.
39) URBAN ASSAULT RIDE
Tuesday and Thursday night outing that meet at The Church Street Station. The ride is mostly pavement with skill work under the interstate. The pace can be quick. The Thursday ride has more female cyclists. Town: Orlando. Contact: (407) 772-2223.
40) EILEEN'S PLACE
Group outings held Saturday evening and Sunday morning. From the shop 40 riders head out for two-plus hours. The ride splits into slow, moderate and fast groups. They ride Withlacoochee Trail or Ocala quarries. Town: Hudson. Contact: (727) 856-1205.
41) SAN ANTONIO CYCLERY
The prearranged rides meet 9:00 a.m. Sunday at either the Santos, Croom or Flatwoods trailhead. From 5 to 30 riders show for recreational to fast rides. The shop says to use Team Control/Master tires. Town: San Antonio. Contact: (352) 588-2453.
42) RIDGE RIDERS
Revolving, seven-days-a-week rides on Toe Trail, Carter Road Park or Jimmy's. Toe Trail covers an old phosphate quarry with 60-foot drops. The weekend sessions have groups up to 50 strong. Town: Lakeland. Contact: (863) 619-5001; www.ridgeriders.net.
43) ADVENTURE CYCLES
Show Sunday morning at Little Big Econ State Park for a three hour ride at a medium pace. The terrain is dense singletrack. This is the closest town to Kennedy Space Center's shuttle launch pad. Town: Merrit Island. Contact: (407) 425-3550.
44) BREVARD BICYCLING COALITION
Two-hour Tuesday evening, one-hour Thursday noon and three-hour Saturday morning rides. Weekday rides meet at Palm Bay Rec Center and Saturday locations vary. Up to ten ride at an intermediate pace. Town: Melbourne. Contact: (321) 253-2941.
45) THRIFTY CYCLERY
A new, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday urban ride that assaults Downtown Tampa, Davis Islands, Hyde Park, downtown and Bay Shore Blvd. The Sunday ride meets at the shop or the Carter Road, Razorback or Santos trailhead. Town: Tampa. Contact: (813) 837-0526.
46) CARROLLWOOD BICYCLE EMPORIUM
A Sunday morning meet of up to 20 riders at the shop or the Morris Bridge, Belleview, Reddick or Lakeland trailheads. When Team Carrollwood shows the pace is hard! Occasional out-of-state trips are also planned. Town: Tampa. Contact: (813) 963-5765.
47) SWAMP CLUB
Eight different trails are continually rotated for this Sunday morning ride. Up to 125 riders meet at the trailhead, split into four groups, and ride for three hours. Local rock quarries provide some good climbs. Town: Tampa. Contact: (813) 985-5021; swampclub.org.
48) BICYCLE OUTFITTERS
A ten-strong, Sunday morning, at-the-shop meet that carpools to and spends a good three hours on the Santos Trail. This is an intermediate and up ride. There's a wide variety of yellow, blue or red trail. Town: Seminole. Contact: (727) 319-2453.
49) TRAIL SPORTS
Weekday urban rides that meet at the shop at 6:00 p.m.. Monday is a social outing. Tuesday is gonzo sprint training and Thursday is an endurance ride. Up to 40 show. Use lights and mount slicks. Town: St. Petersburg. Contact: (727) 395-0509.
50) ACTION WHEEL SPORTS
Show at the shop for a downtown blitz and runs through St. Pete and Clearwater Beaches or over the Gandy Bridge into Tampa. Tuesday rides are more recreation and Thursday takes on a race pace. Town. St. Petersburg. Contact: (727) 526-0800.
51) REVOLUTION BICYCLES
This shop ride splits into recreation and race groups. The pack spends up to three hours on local, Ocala, Belleview, Santos or Lakeland trails. The single- and double-track offers technical elevation. Town: St. Petersburg. Contact: (727) 822-2453.
52) TUESDAY RIDE
An evening start at Morris Bridge. Up to 40 riders accommodate a full range of recreational and race paces. Watch for wildlife on the endless miles of singletrack through dense foliage. Light required. Town: St. Petersburg. Contact: (727) 822-2453.
53) FULL MOON RIDE
Meet every full moon, 6:30 p.m. at Revolution Bicycles. The group holds a moderate pace and bombs around town, a few trails and parking lots. After the ride its off to Harvey's for the full moon party. Town: St. Petersburg. Contact: (727) 822-2453.
54) RINGLING BICYCLES THURSDAY NIGHT URBAN ASSAULT
A Thursday night urban assault that rides 1-1/2 hours to downtown's Lost Kangaroo Pub. Up to 25 riders maintain a moderate to fast pace. The ride includes a few trails and jumps. Lights required. Town: Bradenton. Contact: (941) 749-1442.
55) SARASOTA SCHWINN
Meet at the shop or the McDonalds off I75. Up to 48 show for the Sunday morning meet. They travel to and spend the day at either Santos, Morris Bridge, Boyette, Reddick, Hardrock, Grand Canyon or Croom. Town: Sarasota. Contact: (941) 366-4144.
56) BICYCLES INTERNATIONAL
A Sunday morning meet at Lady Slipper Park. There you'll meet 15 to 25 people to ride with. The packed and loose singletrack runs along creeks, under treeline cover and has banked turns and bridges to cross. Town: Venice. Contact: (941) 497-1590.
57) LOUIE'S BICYCLES
An eight-mile, technical loop off the playing field at Price and Sumpter Streets. The trail runs through and along a creek for some elevation. Weekday evening and weekend mornings and afternoons. Town: North Port. Contact: (941) 423-2613.
58) FORT MYERS SCHWINN CYCLERY
Meet at Caloosa Park on weekend mornings. Five to 20 riders hammer two or more laps around the eight-mile loop of singletrack with fast and technical sections. The shop says to run IRCs or Panaracers. Town: Ft. Meyers. Contact: (941) 939-2899.
59) FLORIDA MUD CUTTERS
Racers go off the front of these one-hour night and up to four-hour weekend outings. The group meets in town at Lakes Park and shuttle to the 8-1/2 miles of singletrack at Caloosahatchee Park. Town: Fort Meyers. Contact: (941) 995-2839; www.mudcutters.org.
60) BIKE ROUTE
Up to 30 meet for this moderate, one-hour plus ride. Gather at Caloosahatchee Park 7:00 p.m. Tuesday. The trail is mostly singletrack; very tight and through thick foliage. Run a full knob. Town: Sanibel. Contact: (941) 472-1955.
61) VILLAGE BIKE SHOP
Meet at the shop Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. The pack usually heads to Jonathan Dickinson Park for an up to three hour session on the fast singletrack trail. There's slight elevation. Town: Hobe Sound. Contact: (561) 546-7751.
62) K-MART RIDE
Up to 50 show behind the store 8:00 a.m., Sunday morning. The trail cuts through Malaleuca, pine scrubs and shell rocks. The dig pits provide slight elevations. All skills welcome. Night rides to come. Town: Jupiter. Contact: (561) 575-2453.
63) URBAN BEACH ASSAULT
Gather at the east side of the Southern Boulavard Bridge. Meeting time is 7:30 p.m.. The pack rips through town and across the water to West Palm Beach, the parking lots and on to Clematis Street. Town Palm Beach. Contact: (561) 835-9368.
64) BICYCLERY
A 1-1/2 hours, urban assault night session. The pack uses more of a leisurely, get together pace. Some sprinting is involved as they head over to Clematis By Night. It's time to eat after the ride! Town: West Palm Beach. Contact: (561) 684-8444.
65) WEST PALM BEACH BICYCLE CLUB
Morning or night rides take place almost every day. Ride duration between just one hour to half day marathons. Most rides are at Dyer Park, although weekend meets will travel for a change of pace. Town: West Palm Beach. Contact: (561) 746-9130.
66) WEST PALM BEACH URBAN RUN
A 7:30 p.m., Wednesday ride that meets at Southern Boulevard Bridge. The ride last for a couple of hours. Lights are recommended. Expect to go hard, because the pack maintains an 18 mph average. Town: West Palm Beach. Contact: (561) 795-3038.
67) WHEELS OF WELLINGTON
Meet behind K-Mart, Sunday at 8:00 a.m.. Then head right into the ride spot. The trails cut through old shell pits and are very technical with lots of roots, tight turns and short, steep climbs. The pace is quick. Town: West Palm Beach. Contact: (561) 795-3038.
68) BOCA SCHWINN
A two hour, Sunday morning ride. Meeting locations are either Markham, Quiet Waters or K-Mart. The singletrack heads through the wet lands with lots of saw grass and heavy foliage. Up to fifteen show. Town: Boca Raton. Contact: (561) 391-0800.
69) ALL BICYCLES
Morning and evening rides are loosely scheduled and can happen at any time and day of the week. They meet at the trailhead. A group of five to ten hold a moderate pace over the zippy, technical terrain. Town: Deerfield Beach. Contact: (954) 428-2683.
70) TEAM B & J BICYCLES
Join this intense group of racers for their weekly breakthrough training sessions at Quite Waters, Marcum, Oleta, Amelia or Greynolds Parks. Call B & J for rotating days and morning or evening meets. Town: Pompano Beach. Contact: (954) 946-7937.
71) INTERNATIONAL BIKE SHOPS
Special beginner or hammerhead sessions held. Ride options include urban or trail night runs and Sunday morning rides. Up to 25 riders meet at the shop. The fast singletrack has short, steep climbs. Town: Fort Lauderdale. Contact: (954) 764-8800.
72) DOWNTOWN BICYCLES
Year-round, 4:00 p.m. Sunday rides. At the shop meeting location. Ten to 20 riders hold a group-matching recreation up to race pace. Locations include Oleta River, Markham or Quiet Waters. Town: Fort Lauderdale. Contact: (954) 761-9920.
73) CACTUS CUP COURSE
Show at Oleta River Park 8:00 a.m. on Saturday or Sunday. Bell's Bike organizes 15 riders, but there can be over 100 riders at the park. The rooted singletrack has short, technical climbs. Town: North Miami. Contact: (305) 940-1050; www.goneriding.com.
74) BROKEN SPOKE BICYCLE
Call for the 8:00 p.m., Thursday meeting place. Slow and fast packs go three hours through Haulover Park, South Beach, around the Deco District and back up the beach. An urban, run-what-you-brung journey. Town: Miami. Contact: (305) 758-3045.
75) BICYCLE AND FITNESS STORE
Meet at the shop year-round, Wednesday at 8:15 p.m.. It's a four hour jaunt through the University of Miami, staircases and dropoffs at Airlines Arena and Cazola's for pizza. The group is 15 to 30 strong. Town: Miami. Contact: (305) 665-0133.
76) EQUIPMENT LOCKER SPORT AND BICYCLE
An epic, four to five hours, Sunday morning ride. The group rides the trails at Oleta or Markham. Occasional rides will travel to Ocala for a change in terrain. This is a moderate-to-hard ride. Town: Key Largo. Contact: (305) 453-0140.
77) BIG PINE BICYCLE CENTER
A two-hour ride that leaves the shop 8:00 a.m. Sunday. Six to ten riders take the tarmac to the local trails. The ride is mostly flat, mildly technical and over old roads, singletrack and deer paths. Town: Big Pine Key. Contact: (305) 872-0130.
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